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Tankard by William Tuite 1767 with arms
« on: Friday 24 May 19 23:37 BST (UK) »
Hello, this is my first post in this forum. Some weeks ago I got this mug with beautiful arms (or crest?) Does anybody know to what family it belongs?
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Re: Tankard by William Tuite 1767 with arms
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 25 May 19 02:12 BST (UK) »
Welcome Silverfan.
For some reason the picture has not posted and, as the heading here says, this is not the right place to post queries. Can I suggest you repost to the Heraldry section : "Some special interests - Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms" where there are several enthusiasts who may be able to answer your question.
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Re: Tankard by William Tuite 1767 with arms
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 25 May 19 09:20 BST (UK) »
Is it church silver? mid 18th cent' by the style?

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Re: Tankard by William Tuite 1767 with arms
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 25 May 19 09:38 BST (UK) »
Quarter 2 is a cross crosslet.
Possibilities include: Christian (Ireland), Carroll (Ireland), Britton.
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Re: Tankard by William Tuite 1767 with arms
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 25 May 19 11:36 BST (UK) »
I'm not sure what is happening here, the picture appeared an hour or so back but has now gone again ! I must have gremlins in my system.  ;D

Anyway we have four quarters :
1. Three hearts
2. A cross-crosslet
3. Three nails
4. Some sort of device. Is it mechanical, a half wheel with a form of cross issuing from it ? or is it religious, a decorative form of a cross ?

The whole possibly has a religious feel to it. Could it relate to an institution rather than a person ?

I'd suggest that the key lies in identifying the item in quarter four, along with its owner, as it is a quite uncommon charge.
Any thoughts ?

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Re: Tankard by William Tuite 1767 with arms
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 25 May 19 12:36 BST (UK) »
Thanks all for your input. I do not think it is church silver. I add a photo of the whole mug. The year letter and the catouche clearly say rococo. On another photo you see a crest (on flatware by Dru Drury 1725-1804)) also with a half wheel but a little different. There I regognize a sword. The flatware is said to come from a family called Muchall-Viebrook. Nearly all other pieces are marked with a fleur de lys, see photo. The oldest fork is marked Edinburgh 1791.
Family traditions are often wrong. Does somebody know for what families stands the fleur de lys. I know that there are probably some families. 





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Re: Tankard by William Tuite 1767 with arms
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 25 May 19 13:34 BST (UK) »
Could the cross issuing from the half-wheel be described as a cross pommy?
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Re: Tankard by William Tuite 1767 with arms
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 25 May 19 14:29 BST (UK) »
Cross Pommy in German "Apfelkreuz" when I believe in the internet translation is perhaps right for the tankard but not for the flatware. There I see a sword.
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Re: Tankard by William Tuite 1767 with arms
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 26 May 19 01:16 BST (UK) »
The pictures are still not showing up when using my usual browser but I've had a look at them using a different browser (MS Edge).

I agree that the item issuing from the half-wheel (?) looks like an Apfelkreuz on the tankard and like a sword on the flatware. Maybe they are meant to be the same but different engravers interpreted them differently, or they belonged to different branches of the same family.

I was wondering if the arms belong to a family in the German/Swiss/Netherlands area. The name Muchall-Viebrook suggests perhaps the latter and the Fleur-de-Lys might possibly indicate the area of modern Belgium then part of France.
All this is speculation, I am not well-acquainted with European heraldry. However I did find the following on-line reference (website : mistholme.com) which I quote in part:

"Particularly in German heraldry, we find examples of partial wheels:  a quarter-wheel, as in the arms of von Billick, or a half-wheel, as in the arms of Rusetzker [Siebmacher 73].  The orientation of the partial wheel (e.g., “dexter half of a wheel”, as in the illustration) must be specified in blazon."

As this was the only reference to half-wheels that I could find either on-line or in my own reference books, I am inclined towards a north European origin rather than British to these Arms.

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